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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt
Cover imagesSarah Michelle Gellar clears the air—sort of—in light of her awkward reaction to Jennifer Love Hewitt joining to I know what you did last summer restart.
Gellar, 47, raised eyebrows on Wednesday (December 11) when she made a strange face after being asked if Hewitt, 45, would return for the much-anticipated reboot. “I have nothing to do with it,” Gellar said Other on Dexter: Original Sin red carpet, threw her hands in the air and then left.
While some fans thought Gellar was just out of sorts — not in restart after her character was killed off in the 1997 original — others claimed it was a jab at Hewitt. (Hewitt and Gellar were previously rumored to have feuded on set in the ’90s.)
Gellar, meanwhile, claimed via her Instagram Story on Friday, Dec. 13, that she made the face after realizing there was a non-disclosure agreement for the film — in other words, she shouldn’t talk about the cast.
“Aspiring actors please take note: this deer-in-the-headlights reaction is perfect when you’re excited to see so many old friends in one project, but you’ve stupidly forgotten what an NDA means once this month,” she captioned a photo of the director’s chair . on set and referring to a previous faux pas.
Gellar by accident shared the same image when she visited her husband Freddie Prinze Jr.on set in November.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Courtesy of Sarah Michelle Gellar/InstagramShe later said Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos that she “discovered they haven’t released any pictures from the set yet” and didn’t announce that filming was going on when she posted the original image. “I got into a little bit of trouble,” Gellar admitted during the stop Living with Kelly and Mark on Tuesday, December 10 teasing: “Oops! My bad!”
As for her Friday post, Gellar didn’t mention it Hewitt by namebut she showed some love to the actress via social media after Hewitt officially confirmed she would be back IKWYDLrestarting.
“It’s never too late to come back.” Julie James Returns,” Hewitt he wrote via Instagram on Friday. “I know what you’re going to do next summer!@IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummerMovie.”
Lights, camera, bitterness? Freddie Prinze Jr. claimed that I Know What You Did Last Summer director Jim Gillespie didn’t want him in the 1997 film — and had no problem telling him so. “There was no passive aggressiveness, which I hate. He was very direct (with) the fact that: ‘I don’t want you in this (…)
Gellar then reposted Hewitt’s announcement via her own Instagram Stories.
Gellar and Hewitt starred as Helen Shivers and Julie James in the 1997 thriller alongside Prinze, who portrayed Ray Bronson. (Gellar and Prinze, 48, met on the set of the movie and eventually tied the knot in 2002.)
While Hewitt and Prinze reprized their roles in 1998 I still know what you did last summerGellar’s character was killed off in the original.
Rumors later surfaced that Hewitt was responsible for the death of Gellar’s character, which she denied during a recent episode of “I’ve never said that to Tommy DiDario before” podcast.
“I was 18. They didn’t take notes from the script. We were all in the experience together, you know, figuring it all out and everything. And I’m rooting for her and Freddie,” Hewitt said during Tuesday’s episode, denying that she had the power to essentially fire Gellar. “I think it’s the cutest thing in the world that they’ve been married for 100 years and have kids.” It’s like adorable. So it was really fun to see all that stuff.”
The I know what you did last summer restart is scheduled for release on July 18, 2025. In addition to Hewitt and Prinze, newcomers Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, Jonah Hauer-King, Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Austin Nichols round out the cast.
